Transition Care Program

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service – Modbury Hospital - Modbury Salary: $91,785 - $106,330 per annum, (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits AHP2 – Multiple Ongoing/Temporary Part-time positions available, Part-Time – 26.25 - 30 hours per week Note : one ongoing position, and one temporary position up to 30 June 2026, is available. Join Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Transition Care Program Coordinator and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives during their critical transition from hospital to home. This position offers the chance to coordinate essential care services that support patients in regaining independence and confidence in their own environment. This is your opportunity to: Coordinate person-centred care for older adults in a dynamic, community-focused program. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to deliver restorative and rehabilitative services. Innovate and improve services that support safe, timely transitions and better health outcomes. About the Role Working within our modern facilities, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care transitions, reducing hospital readmissions and improving patient outcomes across Adelaide's northern communities. What You'll Do Plan, implement and evaluate tailored care plans for patients leaving hospital. Conduct thorough assessments to identify appropriate support services. Monitor patient progress and adjust services as needed. Maintain accurate documentation and reporting requirements. Apply advanced clinical judgment to manage complex cases and discharge planning. Liaise with health professionals, service providers and families to ensure holistic care. Contribute to quality improvement, research and service development initiatives. To be eligible for this position, you must meet the minimum qualification requirements as aligned to the relevant Allied Health specialty, as defined in the relevant role description. About You Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Allied Health Professional looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. You’ll bring: Strong clinical experience with older people in acute or community settings. Skills and experience in case management, care coordination and complex problem-solving. Understanding of aged care and disability services In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team. About Us The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia. NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways. Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes: “My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.” “I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.” “I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.” Our Local Health Network Sites and Services Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services. Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care. Benefits of working at NALHN From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. You will have access to professional development opportunities during work hours, plus relevant leave and financial support of professional development activity up to a capped amount per financial year, as outlined in thethe Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025. Incremental wage increases in-line with the incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025 Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations. Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas. NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions. In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Allied Health Professional in NALHN include: professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research. regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check. Checks DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) National Police Check (National Police Certificate)for aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests. Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: **Enquiries:** Megan Dundon Senior Manager, Northern Adelaide Geriatric Service Phone: 8*** E-mail: ************@sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 12 December 2025 – 11.55PM Role Description and Further Information: * Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information. Be careful - Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don't transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad. #J-18808-Ljbffr